Average salaries for full-time teachers in public and private elementary and secondary schools, by selected characteristics: 2003-04

Selected characteristic

Total earned income

Base salary

Number of full-time teachers (in thousands)

School year supplemental contract

Supplemental contract during summer

Number of teachers with nonschool employment (in thousands)

Number of teachers (in thousands)

Supplemental salary

Number of teachers (in thousands)

Supplemental salary

Teaching or tutor

Education related

Not education related

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

Public schools

Total

$47,700

(240)

$44,400

(240)

2,948.2

(28.20)

1,185.9

(19.67)

$2,700

(60)

605.2

(14.05)

$2,500

(60)

120.8

(5.18)

83.7

(4.06)

263.9

(6.67)

Sex

Males

51,000

(370)

45,600

(330)

750.5

(12.74)

426.6

(10.40)

3,700

(70)

183.0

(7.28)

3,000

(80)

37.1

(2.89)

36.0

(1.96)

120.1

(4.40)

Females

46,500

(240)

44,100

(250)

2,197.7

(22.90)

759.3

(14.53)

2,200

(80)

422.2

(11.16)

2,300

(60)

83.7

(3.86)

47.8

(3.36)

143.7

(4.95)

Race/ethnicity

White

47,800

(270)

44,500

(280)

2,439.3

(29.86)

994.0

(17.73)

2,800

(70)

467.5

(11.87)

2,400

(60)

104.3

(4.72)

73.0

(3.77)

229.0

(5.70)

Black

46,600

(420)

43,300

(410)

241.2

(9.63)

85.7

(4.46)

2,400

(140)

68.4

(4.93)

3,000

(170)

9.5

(1.04)

5.7

(1.00)

17.0

(1.88)

Hispanic

47,400

(660)

44,000

(600)

187.7

(10.36)

78.5

(6.78)

2,400

(230)

51.2

(5.42)

2,500

(120)

4.1

(0.98)

3.4

(0.81)

11.5

(1.86)

Asian

49,000

(740)

46,800

(770)

38.0

(2.37)

11.3

(1.09)

2,600

(310)

8.5

(1.10)

2,500

(190)

1.3

(0.33)

0.5

(0.11)

2.0

(0.43)

American Indian/Alaska Native

42,600

(1,110)

39,300

(1,020)

15.0

(1.16)

6.5

(0.71)

2,900

(600)

3.8

(0.73)

1,900

(240)

0.4

(0.15)

0.5

(0.29)

1.7

(0.38)

Pacific Islander

46,600

(1,450)

42,800

(1,220)

5.1

(0.68)

2.2

(0.47)

3,000

(780)

1.6

(0.30)

2,400

(280)

0.4

(0.19)

0.2

(0.08)

0.4

(0.12)

More than one race

45,600

(1,570)

42,600

(1,390)

21.9

(2.09)

7.7

(1.16)

2,500

(220)

4.1

(0.95)

2,400

(290)

0.8

(0.31)

0.4

(0.18)

2.2

(0.53)

Age

Less than 30

37,800

(300)

34,600

(280)

493.2

(21.85)

228.1

(9.75)

2,300

(80)

126.6

(8.42)

2,400

(110)

22.2

(2.44)

12.0

(1.81)

51.4

(4.28)

30 to 39

43,800

(220)

40,300

(220)

724.5

(13.52)

324.8

(9.14)

2,900

(120)

154.7

(6.97)

2,400

(80)

27.6

(2.52)

19.4

(1.57)

65.3

(4.38)

40 to 49

48,700

(250)

45,400

(200)

756.5

(14.12)

294.9

(8.76)

2,900

(170)

145.6

(5.15)

2,500

(80)

32.7

(2.48)

25.7

(1.88)

68.2

(3.44)

50 or more

54,700

(250)

51,500

(230)

973.9

(27.38)

338.1

(11.50)

2,800

(100)

178.3

(8.03)

2,700

(90)

38.3

(2.82)

26.6

(2.94)

78.9

(3.04)

Years of full-time and part-time teaching experience

1 year or less

36,500

(500)

32,600

(410)

151.6

(15.47)

53.0

(4.81)

1,800

(100)

28.7

(4.42)

3,300

(400)

4.6

(1.02)

3.0

(0.61)

19.0

(2.82)

2 to 4 years

37,800

(240)

34,800

(200)

464.7

(26.82)

197.4

(11.10)

2,300

(90)

115.2

(9.08)

2,400

(80)

17.6

(2.36)

10.7

(1.49)

45.2

(4.03)

5 to 9 years

42,700

(190)

39,400

(160)

641.1

(16.17)

284.3

(10.62)

2,600

(120)

148.4

(7.22)

2,400

(80)

29.7

(3.01)

17.0

(1.55)

64.3

(3.48)

10 to 14 years

47,000

(300)

43,800

(260)

438.6

(14.16)

178.3

(7.17)

2,900

(140)

88.9

(6.03)

2,300

(100)

20.2

(2.58)

11.8

(1.46)

33.3

(2.29)

15 to 19 years

51,900

(410)

48,700

(360)

346.2

(10.03)

133.2

(5.40)

2,800

(210)

56.7

(3.15)

2,500

(140)

13.3

(1.76)

11.2

(1.40)

26.6

(2.01)

20 or more years

56,800

(230)

53,400

(200)

906.0

(26.90)

339.7

(10.80)

3,100

(130)

167.3

(6.99)

2,600

(90)

35.5

(2.31)

30.0

(2.41)

75.5

(3.67)

Level

Elementary

46,700

(330)

44,400

(330)

1,522.7

(23.56)

461.2

(12.53)

2,100

(120)

304.7

(10.02)

2,200

(70)

52.9

(3.21)

32.7

(3.44)

106.2

(5.70)

Secondary

48,700

(260)

44,300

(250)

1,425.6

(24.05)

724.7

(15.05)

3,100

(70)

300.6

(8.62)

2,800

(70)

67.9

(3.86)

51.0

(2.26)

157.7

(4.79)

Private schools

Total

$34,700

(1,910)

$31,700

(1,630)

366.5

(11.87)

84.6

(7.07)

$2,400

(130)

74.3

(3.97)

$3,100

(250)

24.5

(2.10)

12.7

(2.01)

37.1

(3.73)

Sex

Males

40,800

(650)

35,200

(580)

84.6

(6.15)

30.6

(2.45)

2,800

(200)

24.3

(2.25)

3,700

(320)

7.4

(0.92)

4.1

(0.68)

16.0

(1.80)

Females

32,800

(2,260)

30,600

(2,020)

281.9

(13.40)

53.9

(5.23)

2,200

(190)

50.0

(3.49)

2,800

(320)

17.1

(1.59)

8.6

(1.55)

21.2

(3.50)

Race/ethnicity

White

34,600

(2,140)

31,700

(1,880)

322.1

(11.91)

75.5

(6.49)

2,300

(140)

61.0

(3.77)

3,100

(310)

21.6

(1.95)

11.6

(1.99)

33.4

(3.71)

Black

31,500

(1,240)

27,900

(1,000)

15.7

(2.46)

2.3

(0.48)

2,200

(450)

5.0

(1.14)

3,000

(780)

0.7

(0.25)

0.5

(0.25)

1.3

(0.43)

Hispanic

35,700

(1,660)

32,000

(1,270)

16.6

(2.01)

4.0

(0.79)

3,600

(930)

4.7

(0.87)

3,600

(390)

1.5

(0.39)

0.3

(0.17)

1.5

(0.45)

Asian

37,300

(3,350)

34,500

(2,650)

6.8

(0.84)

1.1

(0.27)

1,900

(490)

2.1

(0.42)

3,200

(860)

0.4

(0.24)

0.2

(0.25)

0.5

(0.20)

American Indian/Alaska Native

35,800

(4,230)

31,900

(3,150)

1.7

(1.94)

0.5

(0.34)

‡

(†)

0.5

(0.55)

‡

(†)

0.1

(0.04)

‡

(†)

0.1

(0.07)

Pacific Islander

‡

(†)

‡

(†)

‡

(†)

‡

(†)

‡

(†)

‡

(†)

‡

(†)

‡

(†)

‡

(†)

‡

(†)

More than one race

38,600

(3,410)

36,900

(3,460)

2.7

(1.20)

1.0

(0.31)

‡

(†)

0.4

(0.20)

‡

(†)

0.1

(0.10)

‡

(†)

0.3

(0.14)

Age

Less than 30

29,100

(640)

25,900

(520)

74.6

(3.20)

20.2

(1.64)

2,300

(250)

19.6

(1.60)

2,700

(180)

6.6

(0.92)

2.7

(0.41)

10.0

(1.19)

30 to 39

33,200

(740)

30,100

(720)

80.3

(5.65)

19.7

(1.76)

2,500

(280)

17.6

(1.95)

3,100

(290)

5.3

(0.99)

2.9

(0.54)

8.7

(2.97)

40 to 49

34,600

(1,770)

31,900

(1,420)

88.4

(4.94)

21.5

(2.82)

2,400

(230)

17.8

(3.94)

3,000

(660)

4.9

(0.66)

2.7

(0.78)

8.4

(1.17)

50 or more

39,000

(4,480)

36,000

(3,990)

123.2

(12.45)

23.1

(2.91)

2,400

(240)

19.4

(2.19)

3,800

(380)

7.7

(1.22)

4.4

(0.87)

10.0

(1.42)

Years of full-time and part-time teaching experience

1 year or less

28,100

(1,100)

24,700

(1,040)

24.6

(3.43)

4.7

(0.68)

2,000

(320)

5.6

(0.81)

3,400

(540)

‡

(†)

‡

(†)

3.6

(2.36)

2 to 4 years

29,400

(2,930)

26,100

(2,430)

78.4

(14.11)

18.8

(1.67)

2,000

(310)

18.8

(1.67)

2,900

(220)

5.7

(0.83)

2.5

(0.42)

10.2

(1.19)

5 to 9 years

32,100

(800)

29,500

(780)

77.6

(3.94)

17.7

(2.10)

2,600

(340)

17.0

(1.91)

2,800

(200)

6.4

(1.02)

3.1

(0.70)

7.4

(1.70)

10 to 14 years

34,600

(3,070)

31,800

(2,680)

53.0

(5.17)

13.9

(2.34)

2,400

(280)

10.4

(1.46)

3,400

(450)

3.4

(0.76)

1.9

(0.50)

4.3

(0.84)

15 to 19 years

37,900

(4,030)

35,300

(3,690)

42.6

(3.78)

10.5

(1.61)

2,600

(340)

8.8

(3.73)

3,100

(1,110)

2.2

(0.47)

‡

(†)

3.5

(0.74)

20 or more years

41,700

(920)

38,500

(680)

90.3

(7.21)

19.0

(2.47)

2,700

(300)

13.7

(1.59)

3,600

(480)

6.0

(1.06)

3.2

(0.79)

8.2

(1.17)

Level

Elementary

31,400

(2,640)

29,200

(2,380)

209.9

(13.87)

30.1

(3.72)

2,200

(220)

37.0

(3.14)

2,900

(410)

12.3

(1.29)

6.2

(0.98)

17.5

(3.08)

Secondary

39,000

(730)

35,000

(570)

156.5

(9.42)

54.5

(4.01)

2,500

(180)

37.3

(3.37)

3,300

(250)

12.2

(1.35)

6.5

(1.22)

19.7

(1.87)

† Not applicable.
‡ Reporting standards not met. 1 Includes additional compensation for extracurricular instruction or other additional activities, and bonuses and state supplements.
NOTE: This table includes regular full-time teachers only; it excludes other staff even when they have full-time teaching duties (regular part-time teachers, itinerant teachers, long-term substitutes, administrators, library media specialists, other professional staff, and support staff). Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Standard errors appear in parentheses. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding, missing values in cells with too few cases to report, and survey item nonresponse.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), "Public Teacher Questionnaire" and "Private Teacher Questionnaire," 2003–04. (This table was prepared July 2006.)